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A Problem Shared Is a Problem Halved
October 10, 2012 — The experience of being bullied is particularly detrimental to the psychological health of school girls who don't have social support from either adults or peers, according to a new study. In ... > full story -
Educational Policy
Educational Psychology
Child Psychology
Child Development
Nutrition Research
Resource Shortage
Your Child Shows Up for Middle School, but What About His Classmates?
October 9, 2012 — How often do your child’s classmates go to school? Whether fellow students show up for class matters more than you think, especially if your son or daughter is in middle school, according to ... > full story -
Educational Policy
Educational Psychology
Child Psychology
Child Development
Gender Difference
Psychology
Academic Achievement Improved Among Students Active in Structured After-School Programs
October 9, 2012 — Participating in structured after-school care programs such as Boys and Girls Clubs positively affects academic achievement, says a new study. The study looked at data on 719 students in second ... > full story -
Prenatal Mercury Exposure May Be Linked to Risk of ADHD-Related Behaviors; Fish Consumption May Be Linked to Lower Risk
October 8, 2012 — A study of children in the New Bedford, Mass., area suggests that low-level prenatal mercury exposure may be associated with a greater risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related ... > full storyMore: -
Psychiatry
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Anxiety
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Genetic Mutation Linked to Psychiatric Disease and Obesity
October 8, 2012 — Researchers have identified a small region in the genome that conclusively plays a role in the development of psychiatric disease and obesity. The key lies in the genomic deletion of brain-derived ... > full story -
Maternal Depression Affects Language Development in Babies
October 8, 2012 — Maternal depression and a common class of antidepressants can alter a crucial period of language development in babies, according to a new ... > full story -
Child Development
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Pregnancy and Childbirth
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New Field of Developmental Neuroscience Changes Our Understanding of Early Years of Human Life
October 8, 2012 — By the time our children reach kindergarten their learning and developmental patterns are already taking shape, as is a trajectory for their future health. Now, for the first time, scientists have ... > full story -
Language Learning Makes the Brain Grow, Swedish Study Suggests
October 8, 2012 — At the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy, young recruits learn a new language at a very fast pace. By measuring their brains before and after the language training, a group of researchers has ... > full story -
Nearly Half of Children With Autism Wander or 'Bolt' from Safe Places
October 8, 2012 — Children with autism are four times more likely to wander than their unaffected ... > full story -
Testing Can Be Useful for Students and Teachers
October 5, 2012 — While testing can be useful as an assessment tool, researchers suggests that the actual process of taking a test can also help us to learn and retain new information over the long term and apply it ... > full story
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